Article in The Intercept by Shawn Musgrave, 1/12/25

Headline:  “The Trump DOJ Loved Leaking, as Long as It Was to Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers”

Subhead:  “The Trump administration spied on reporters to catch leakers. At the same time, it was leaking to right-wing media.”

“The first Trump administration launched a sprawling campaign to ferret out leakers, which targeted reporters at CNN, the Washington Post, and the New York Times, plus members of Congress and their staff. But a watchdog report released to The Intercept shows that just days before the 2020 presidential election, senior Justice Department officials signed off on leaks to two favored newspapers with conservative reputations, both owned by the biggest name in right-wing media.”

https://theintercept.com/2025/01/12/trump-justice-department-new-york-post-wsj-leak/